Sword and shield., 1887-05-07
HISTORY OF A CRIME.

1ne sword and Shield, edited 10y
Roderick ID. Gambrell, moved to thi,
place about the first of Jan, 1886
Since that time the editor, then Just q
Years Of age, has steadily eriticis
Ell the management OF the peniten.
tlary, of which Col Hamilton wa.
lessee, and denounced the cruelty t
convicts. He has also opposed the sa.
looms, and last summer during The
Local Option contest, when Col. Ham
ilton was leader and chairman Of the
whisky party, the Sword and Shield
criticised him very freely.
m spite of the scowls and curses ane
threats of the most dreaded ring thai
oyer existed in the State, the brave
vonno man continued his fearless
course.
The Sword and Shield has since then
kept up its opposition to the peniten-
tiary lease system, and its denuncia-
tion of cruelty to conyicts, and on the
o3d of last month, when Col. HamiI-
ton was called upon in the Clarion tc
become candidate for reelection to
the State Senate, the following ap.
peared in the Sword and Shield:
JONES S. HAMILTON q ORGAN.
The Clarion is opening its columns to
boom the very unmilitary Col. Jones Hamil.
ton for State Senator. Itappears more and
more that the Clarion is the organ OF the
Penitentiary Ring, with Jones Hamilton al
its head 1t was the Clarion that printeC
those false certificates which are now know
to be false. 1t was through the Clarion
that Fairman was denounced for telling the
truth, and when the Governor wished tC
print a denial of charge never made. i
was to the Clarion that he hied himself
And it was the Clarion that refused to pub
lish a rejoinder to the Governors mislead.
ing card. which rejoindtr set forth the true
state of our controversy with his Excel
lency. But notwithstanding all that ha'
occurred. we did net believe that the Clarion
would lend its columns to boost Hamilton
for teat in the State Senate. But since
the Col. has been brougbt before the public
it is legitimate to give some reasons why
the Democratic party and the people at
large should not be again burdened by his
service for himself in the Senate. The first
reason is, that no man ought to sit in that
honorable body who is not a man of high
personal character. Kinds county is not SO
destitute of men to serve her as to be COM
PEELED to take up man, who stands before
the world convicted by the Governors
sfficial statement, with having signed and
published false statements concerning his
Indebtedness to the State.
Before Col. Hamilton again offers himsell
rs a candidate for public office, he should
make good his accounts with the State. No
one having defraudeG the State should be
placed in any position of honor or power.
Moreover, Col. Hamilton is now seeking
to defraud the State out Of near $4,000 by
slipping through a oophole in his bond,
We very modestly say, this is not the kind
Of man to represent the high-toned man
hood Of Kinds county in the Senate.
But there is another reason why Col
Hamilton should he kept out OF the Senate.
While representing the county in that
body. be has for years worked in the
interest Of his own jobs. and he still has a
Job or bis hands, and Y i'll have as long as
lie lives, and long suffering people will
bear his oily methods.
Other reasons might be given. such as
Col lIamiltoR's former political associa1
tions, his fellowship with the most corrupt
element in the county, his support Of the|
corrupt radical rule Of Jackson, but wei
have said enough now.
No, no, Kinds county can do without theI
Col. in the Senate, and we believe that theI
Clarion will not be able to ioiot him on this
county again, 10, not even by the help oil
the old radical contingent Of this Iadical
ruled city.
A difficulty was apprehended after
the publication of the article, but asE
Mr.. Gambrell passpd to and fro everyI
day about town, and was not attacked i
it became finally understood that there
would be no trouble. Last Thursday,
9Th, Mr.. Gambrell went over To
linton on the u O'Clock train, ands
returned on the 9:45 train that night i
He spoke pleasantly and cheerfully toE
the only friend he met in West Jack-E
son, aud came on towards his home. (
Soon after loud pistol shot rang out J
on the night air, thee was a cry off
murder, more rapid firing, and thens
GamLrell's dead and mangled bodyE
was found upon the bridge approach. (
A COr0ner's Jury was empannelled andt
the following is the most importantly
testimony taken before them; many ofz
these witness, particularly Mr.. Jayne.9
are corroborated by large number of
Others who state substantially theS
same facts:
l.. NJ. EUBANK, ONE OF THE ACCUSED. i
/ cot in the buggy with Col. Hamil-T
ton in front of The Lawrence House,
Immediately after the passenger traing